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Unisex name

Butter

Butter ranks #512 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 11 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #512 for dogs.
Butter's popularity trend

Butter's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.02%0.04%2013201520172019
Cats in our data
11
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#512
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+586
2014 → 2019
Gender split
50% female
50% female50% male

Gender split comes from 44 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Butter mean?
/ˈbʌtɚ/

Butter is the everyday word for the soft, fatty food made by churning cream, a staple in kitchens for thousands of years. As a name, it borrows the word directly, with no deeper etymology beyond the food itself.

Butter is warm and a little indulgent — a fitting name for a pet with a golden or creamy coat, or simply one who's impossible not to spoil.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Butter shows up

Cats named Butter per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

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